CONTENTS

H. R. 953. A bill to amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act so as

to increase the maximum indebtedness which farmers may incur under

such act for operating loans___

H. R. 1045. A bill to amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allot-

ment Act, as amended, and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as

amended

H. R. 3753. A bill to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to extend finan-

cial assistance to desert-land entrymen to the same extent as such assist-

ance is available to homestead entrymen.

H. R. 3861. A bill to amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as

amended, to provide more flexibility in refinancing loans, and for other

purposes..

H. R. 3988. A bill to amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as

amended, to provide more flexibility in refinancing loans, and for other

purposes..

H. R. 4253. A bill to amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as

amended, to provide more flexibility in refinancing loans, and for other

purposes.

H. R. 4404. A bill to amend section 15 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm

Tenant Act, as amended, so as to make loans insured by the Secretary of

Agriculture eligible for investment by national banks as "investment

securities" rather than loan obligations, and to include such loans in the

excepted class of investments listed in section 5136 of the Revised

Statutes, relating to national banking associations.

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H. R. 4958. A bill to amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as

amended, to provide more flexibility in refinancing loans, and for other

purposes.

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H. R. 5497. A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Pre-
vention Act..

Statement of-

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Abernethy, Hon. Thomas G., a Representative in Congress from the

First Congressional District of the State of Mississippi. -

Barnard, Charles C., Director, Budget and Statistics Division,

Farmers' Home Administration___

Budge, Hon. Hamer H., a Representative in Congress from the First

Congressional District of the State of Idaho___

Campbell, Howard V., General Counsel's Office, Department of

Agriculture

Frye, Earl, assistant director, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission..

Hansen, Kermit, Administrator, Farmers' Home Administration;

accompanied by Howard V. Campbell, Office of the General Coun-

sel; Charles C. Barnard, Director of Budget and Statistics Division;

and Dale Smith, Assistant Administrator, Farmers' Home Ad-

ministration__.

Herlong, Hon. A. Sydney, a Representative in Congress from the

State of Florida_

Koger, Paul M., Administrator, Agricultural Conservation Program

Service, Department of Agriculture.

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Mc Broom, James T., Fish and Wildlife Service

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McIntire, Hon. Clifford G., a Representative in Congress from, the

State of Maine..

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Matthews, Hon. D. R. (Billy), a Representative in Congress from the
Eighth Congressional District of the State of Florida.........

O'Neill, Charles T., Jr., representing American Bankers Association,

Washington, D. C.

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Ritchie, F. A., Deputy Administrator, Agricultural Conservation
Service___

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Statement of-Continued

Schoonover, W. K., United States Department of Agriculture..

Sikes, Hon. Robert L. F., a Representative in Congress from the

Third Congressional District of the State of Florida..

Teague, Hon. Olin E., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Texas

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Weaver, Hon. Phil, a Representative in Congress from the First

District of Nebraska..

Williams, Don A., Administrator, accompanied by Carl B. Brown,

Director, Planning Division, Soil Conservation Service. _

Additional data submitted to the subcommittee by-

Poage, Hon. W. R.:

Report on H. R. 953 by Hon. True D. Morse, Acting Secretary,

United States Department of Agriculture_-_

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Report on H. R. 1045 by Hon. True D. Morse, Acting Secretary,

United States Department of Agriculture...

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Report on H. R. 3753 by Hon. True D. Morse, Acting Secretary,

United States Department of Agriculture..

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Report on H. R. 3861 by Hon. True D. Morse, Under Secretary,

United States Department of Agriculture.

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American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D. C., letter

concerning H. R. 1045, of March 4, 1957.

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American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D. C., letter

concerning H. R. 3861, H. R. 3988, and H. R. 4253, of March

4, 1957.

American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D. C., letter

concerning H. R. 4404, of March 4, 1957 – –

National Grange, Washington, D. C., letter of March 4, 1957.